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Dadu District (Sindhi: ضلعو دادو), (Urdu: ضلع دادو) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters the city of Dadu, the district was created in 1931 by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana District. In 2004, several talukas in the south were split off to create the new Jamshoro District. Its boundary touches with four districts of Sindh i.e. Jamshoro, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad and Kamber Shahdadkot.
The main languages spoken in Dadu are Sindhi, Balochi and Urdu. Some of the popular tourist attractions in the district include the Gorakh Hill and Manchar Lake.
Demographics
According to 2023 Pakistani census there were 1,725,321 spoke Sindhi, 5,974 Balochi, 4,118 Urdu, 2,072 Saraiki, 1,962 Punjabi, 1,262 Pashto, 760 Brahui, 401 Hindko, 11 Kashmiri, 1 Shina & 425 others spoke as their first language.
At the time of the 2017 census, Dadu had a sex ratio of 948 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 47.26%: 57.92% for males and 36.02% for females. 383,406 (24.72%) lived in urban areas. 496,175 (32.00%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 340,665 households and a population of 1,742,320.
The majority religion is Islam, with 99.15% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 0.64% of the population. Sindhi was the predominant language, spoken by 99.03% of the population.
History
In 1931, Dadu District was created by the birfucation of Larkana District.
Pre-Dadu Sub-Divisions
Dadu Taluka.
Kakar Taluka. (Khairpur Nathan Shah)
Mehar Taluka.
Johi Taluka.
Pre-Sehwan Sub-Divisions
Sehwan Taluka.
Kotri Taluka.
Mahal Kohistan Taluka.
Tehsils
District Dadu has four tehsils, as tabulated below:
The District has 14 Circles, 111 Tapa and 351 Dehs.
Places of interest
Gorakh Hill - Hill station and the highest point in Sindh.
Manchar Lake - Largest fresh water lake in Pakistan.
Jamia Mosque (Khudabad) - the oldest mosques in Dadu
Yar Muhammad Kalhoro Tomb
Ghazi Shah Mound
Ancient graves in Wahi Pandhi
Ali Murad Mound
Ancient Rock Carvings of Sindh
Thul Hairo Khan
Nai Gaj
Nai Gaj Dam
Necropolis of Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro
Cemetery of Mir Allahyar Talpur
Shiva Mandir Johi
List of Dehs
The following is a list of Dadu District's 351 dehs, organised by taluka:
Notes
References
Bibliography
1998 District census report of Dadu. Census publication. Vol. 82. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
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